monocratic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for monocratic
Adjective
  • Too many leaders seek to lead down by being authoritative, by pushing dictates on people and relentlessly driving forward toward arbitrary goals and deadlines.
    Andrew Deutscher, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The responses, submitted by a fairly arbitrary group of women, range from profound to half-hearted.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Collector is also hoping these will satiate the growing wants of his oppressive overlord, The Forger (Roddy Ricch), who has mysterious motives of his own.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The current war in Sudan involves civil strife and shifting allegiances, in which one oppressive regime was toppled by a coalition, which then turned in on itself, leading to an even more vicious war.
    Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Other writers and artists have also begun to mine this era for clues to China’s current authoritarian malaise.
    Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Since taking office just a few weeks ago, President Trump has rapidly depleted the reservoir of America’s soft power with an authoritarian bent and astonishing speed.
    Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Monocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocratic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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